Features *OFFICIAL* Ford Unibody 61-63 Pict Thread

Mike T

 

Here are some pictures of my 61 Ford unibody with a 520 cid Cadillac engine its a ratrod built to have fun and do burnout contests with spiderweb headliner tube grille louvered hood Nostalgic Sids dropped axle Custom made tailgate All work done by Myself with lots of help from many great friends and a few assholes. thanks for looking -- Huck

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1961 chrysler imperial wheels 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern anyone else know chrysler wheels fit f 100? by midnightautosupply posted Nov 21, 2012 at 9:27 PM

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0ld signs about anything and everything and about nothing that matters to no one not even me b e happy dont work on no ugly trucks blacksheep huck by midnightautosupply posted Nov 24, 2012 at 3:30 PM

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now 520 inch caddy comp cam roller rockers 150 nos shot shiftkit 2500 stall 3.70 9" ford rear 345 50 15 drag radials disc brakes toyota powersterring drives good all caddypoarts came from m t s cady parts appel valley cal. marty great guy to deal with have fun drive fast the blacksheep by midnightautosupply posted Nov 24, 2012 at 3:30 PM

 

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Mike T

 

Here's my 62 uni powered by a 500cid cadillac

 

I would also like to see the build to this flipped front str axle slick

 

Can someone point me to a build thread that shows the process of putting a str axle on the topside of the leafs I really wanna make sure mine is the best it can be I have spent a few hours andd cannot find a actual build with a play by play description of what was done and how it was done and with what materials etc.ect.ect......Thank You

 

Drug this home yesterday.

 

Hey guys, great thread... Can I join in? Just finished some art for fellow HAMB member mctim64.
He commissioned the art I’ve titled "Field Truck of Dreams” based on his Uni. Tim also released it
to me as part of my “Dreamer” series.











Here are links to Tim’s truck


http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/62-ford-unibody-lsr-truck.573420/


http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/ford-unibody-lsr-truck-photo-shoot.614180/


http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...age-for-the-land-speed-racing-unibody.924558/

 

Just picked up this 63 big back window !

Nice little truck. Driver quality. Some paint bubbles here and there. But it's all there. Haven't decided if I wanna flip it or build it!

 

Here's a thread where I flipped a front axle, corrected the geometry, on a '62 Uni. Has been proven stable up to nearly 150 mph in land speed racing. As much of a step by step with pictures as possible. Hope it helps:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/index.php?threads/531700/

Todd

 

Thanks man this is exactly what I was looking for, astronomical ryde you have there,thats one tuff truck

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Signage completed by Leonard Wren, think he really nailed it for me. I'm the third generation Noah.

 

Thanks, that truck became @mctim64's land speed racer, shown in @Jigger's post above.

 

Well here's mine drive it a lot stock pretty much.

 

Bringing this thread back to life here's mine

Now here

And here

Full on suspension drop. Used bigredtodd 's uni thread. Putting engine in today.

 

As promised got engine in

 

Here's mine so far

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Here's Big Red out front the other night after a bath
A very Long Bed!!!
Yup looking good! Trucks a 61 F250 Unibody, Yblock 4 speed.


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I've been working on my 62 for the last few months. Everything works now. Just need to figure out how to drop it.

 

Hey great lookin truck. PM me for more info, however lowering depends on budget and your fab skills. Flipping front axel was my choice and the rear I lengthened shackles and removed springs. You can also follow my build thread


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Thank you. Im pretty open cost wise but I would like to do it myself. I was hoping to just pull a few leafs front and rear as i only want a 2-3 inch drop but ive read that's pretty bad to do. I was going to have the leafs de-arched but they wont because of the pitting. (Doesn't look that bad to me to be honest) I'm not sure what direction i want to go. I only plan to drive it to the occasional Rat Rod show in the summer time. Any input would be great. Thanks.

 

Since this post is back on the top again, thought I would update a little progress on my '62.

Put in an Industrial Chassis/Dakota front suspension.
Built a smooth tailgate and frenched the hinges.
Got it ready for a big window section in the back of the cab.
Re-worked the inner fenders so they were mirror images of each other.
Mounted the 390 (with a 428 crank) and C6.
Tightened up the taillight openings a little. Also welded all the box cap seams.
Also started the interior. Scat buckets and Ididit tilt/shift column.

Also have a 4 bar and panhard bar for the 9" rear going in next.

 

Timbermax
Removing leafs is fine, just do three at first every other one. Keeping the main leaf and start from there. Depending on how tired they are you might get the drop you need. There a lot of variables though. Some shops don't want the responsibility messing with springs. But occasionally you can find one. It's takes a lot to drop over 4 to 6 inches. Flipping axel, maybe drop axel, just remember you'll have to start compensating for the steering and ride when you lower things. To eliminate any bump n steer you should raise steering box the amount you lower. However 2 3 inches may not have to. Just my 2 cents.


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Is it or not???......

 

its not, but looks like a nice fake job from the pics.

 

Correct. Its a 64 longbed.

 

How about this '61 shortbox my 15 yr old cousin traded a case of beer for??

 

Sweet deal. Would he trade it to me for two cases of beer?

 

I told him he better take two cases and he complained "But the guy only said one!"

Only 15 and he's already a cheap ass.